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Posted By: RC51 Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/01/11 05:42 PM
Ok this will be my official Link for the Cabin Kickoff! We start tomorrow. My mom and dad just came through Oklahoma and are in Fort Smith Arkansas as I write this. They should be here around 3 or so. So there's no turning back now! smile I will do my best to post pictures. I will also re post picutres of what I have done so far and try to keep everything in order. OK!! Here we go!! I will try and post all my stuff every Monday or Tuesday as I won't have access to the internet over the weekends. See ya all soon and stay tuned! smile
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/01/11 07:44 PM
Have a great time! I'm looking forward to photos!

Oh and PS:
Make sure your family doesn't get caught "outside" if you get my drift.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/01/11 08:02 PM
What's the layout? How big? What shape? How many bedrooms? How many 5 gallon buckets?
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/01/11 11:31 PM
Way to go, RC! Can't wait to follow your progress! Good luck on a smooth job!
Posted By: lassig Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/02/11 01:16 AM
Good luck in getting started. I am still in a waiting pattern for the road commissioner to give us permission to drive concrete trucks on the roads.
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/02/11 10:10 AM
Have fun RC.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 01:39 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
What's the layout? How big? What shape? How many bedrooms? How many 5 gallon buckets?


How many 5 gallon buckets!! smile Funny! The lay out. The cabin is going to be 24 x 40. 2 bedrooms in the back then a utility room on one side for electrical box and laundry hook ups on the other side will be a storage closet. Then 1 full bath on closet side and kitchen area on oppisite side. All of it will be under a typical 8 foot ceiling.

Then the dinning room area and living room area about 13 x24 will be under a cathedral type ceiling then a 12 x 16 foot deck overlooking the pond with a roof of it's own. Some previous pictures to come and a few of what we did this weekend nothing to exciting this weekend yet just finishing up clearing and getting ready.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 01:47 PM
Good Luck RC, full speed ahead, and that's no BULL. wink
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 04:13 PM
Ok here we go. First pic below is of the driveway / land before us humans touched it smile




Second pic here is of the tear drop driveway now.



Here is the trench we dug last year to put in the 200 amp elec. 225 feet of trench 30 inches deep.



This is me on the ryder trencher we used to dig the trench.



Here is the final result kids hanging out enjoying our hard earned electicity! smile



Then Dad and I built a nice shed to keep our stuff in while we are building the cabin.



Finished product. Now if the cabin is just this easy to build!! Ha,ha. smile




Well that's a quick review of the stuff we have in place. We also have the water main in place now too but that's another day.

Ok this weekend we just did some more prep work nothing real exciting but have a few pics.

First priority. Someplace to go in case of an emergencey! smile I told Dad you'll have to watch your back cause you never know what might sneak up on you out here!! smile



Here is part of a very large Hickory tree we had to take down. I hated doing it but it was a must. Bottom of the tree was 26 inches in diameter.



Here is my youngest boy Brett helping Grandpa pick up branches! He had a blast all weekend. Man was he wore out!!



Here is one of the big stumps we were trying to cut down a bit farther. Like I said no real exciting pictures just yet. That's next week! smile

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Last but not least we are going with a 1000 gallon ribbed poly septic tank I towed up there this weekend. We will be putting that in the ground in 2 weeks. Can't wait for that!! frown

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Well that's it for now. More good stuff to come next weekend once we actually start to build the foundation.

Posted By: rockytopper Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 04:44 PM
Quote "First priority. Someplace to go in case of an emergencey! I told Dad you'll have to watch your back cause you never know what might sneak up on you out here!!"


Very nice accomindations I must say. Reminds me of when we were building my brother built a 3 legged version not near as nice. Didn't even have sides on it like yours. We were walking my 92 year old grandmother around showing here the place when we ask her what she thought about the out house. Her reply was. " Well I never seen anyone do there business on a table top before."
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 05:09 PM
Donna-ski is quick to remind me of our first facilities....when I handed her a shovel, a roll of TP, and pointed her into the woods. I included a dixie cup filled with water to use for "tidying up".
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/04/11 05:44 PM
Awesome! So what your saying is our out house is pretty darn fancey then hey? smile Here I thought it was kind of sad but I guess not! I even faced it towards the pond so you have a view!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/05/11 10:10 AM
Have you ever thought about what might happen if a rough bull catches you in the outhouse?

Our first structure was an outhouse. Several years later a guy from the County visited and recommended that I paint a sign saying that it was a deer blind. Seems that outhouses are now illegal in my neck of the woods. I told him that I thought that was kinda dumb since I had a lot of cows running the place that I didn't tidy up after. He told me that College students graduating with degrees in Public Administration were getting their heads packed full of junk about upgrading rural Texas. These idiots get jobs and start trying to influence County Commissioners who have friends/relatives in the plumbing and septic business.
Posted By: findfoolfight Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/05/11 10:49 AM
UPGRADING RURAL TEXAS?? OUTLAWING OUTHOUSES??? SHEEESH!! I WOULD FIGHT THIS ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT AND BEYOND. JUST TRY THAT IN THE APPALACHIANS! mad
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/05/11 01:55 PM
[quote=Dave Davidson1]Have you ever thought about what might happen if a rough bull catches you in the outhouse?

YES that's why I told my dad he better watch his back!! Cause you never know what might sneek up on you in my woods!! smile
Posted By: JKB Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/05/11 02:33 PM
Way to go RC. Looking forward to your progress updates.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/05/11 07:01 PM
Originally Posted By: JKB
Way to go RC. Looking forward to your progress updates.


Thanks guys, We got 24 6x6 posts to put in the ground this weekend about 3 feet deep. That's a LOT of concrete! And a LOT of post holes!! Thank goodness we will have a Bobcat T180 with an auger attachement on it!! Whew! I don't even want to think about doing that by hand. I will try and post pictures this coming Monday. If I am not to wore out!!! smile
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/12/11 06:48 PM
Well it would appear photobucket is having some issues at the moment so I will try and post pictures later. In the meantime I can tell you this. That was the hardest fricken work I have done in a long, long time!!! Those dang 6x6 post get heavy. Put em in the hole take em back out put em back in line it up level it up take it back out...... I hurt so bad by the end of Sunday night I thought I was going to cry!! smile My dad wouldn't addmit it but I know he was hurting pretty bad too. Bottom line is we got it done. 22 posts later and 50, 80 pound bags of concrete and they are locked in tight!! My Dad said one of the most important things here is the X between corner posts. He said they need to be exact or forget it! Well we finally got it. Both ways our X was 45 feet 4 and 3/4 inches! I did not realize what all was involved when putting in posts for a building. It was a great learning experience. In the picture you will see some of the post still have to be cut off and leveled on the top but Dad said he would do that durning the week. I'll post pictures as soon as I can. This weekend it's septic tank time!!! Whoowhoo can't wait!! frown
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/14/11 06:06 PM
Ok here we go. Some pics of last weekend. Sorry it took so long but photobucket was down for a while.

Getting the 4 corner post right!!







Getting a shot of my Dads best side!! smile



Dad working and me taking pictures! That did not go over very well!



Taking a hard earned break!



We put about 5 inches or so of lime rock in each post for drainage.



My son Noah I think I wore him out! It was good for him! smile



Me putting in the final screw on the last brace! Thank God!!



Us starting to pour concrete the hard way!!



All posts in and braced! Of couse they are not all cut off to the exact hight just yet. At least I hope not or were in trouble!! smile



More to come after this weekend. Time to start digging that septic system!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/14/11 06:18 PM
Man, I get tired just lookin' at the pics.
I gotta ask, RC...
Why the choice to use posts instead of a concrete slab or stem wall/slab foundation?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/14/11 07:28 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
Man, I get tired just lookin' at the pics.
I gotta ask, RC...
Why the choice to use posts instead of a concrete slab or stem wall/slab foundation?


Hey Ski,

Ahh yeah is was a TON of work! I am reminded of you when you said how hard it was to get motivated to go back to work cause you were so sore and tired!! I already have felt some that action and were just getting started! smile

Umm why posts and not a slab? Well they main reason for that I would say would be cost. I got all these 6x6 posts for right near 300 bucks a far cry less then what a 24x40 foot slab would have cost me that would have been a little over 3 grand here. Second I sort of wanted to have my cabin up a little on the front side anyway so I can get under it easy and work on drain lines / piping things like that. Why not a stem wall /slab foundation? Thats a good question and I don't have any answer other then we never really gave it any thought. The posts I put down are good for 30 years they say or longer we'll see about that. We have them surronded nicely with concrete too so I think we will be fine. With 23 posts and concrete included it only cost us about 450 bucks. You can't beat that.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/15/11 01:00 AM
I see your off and running RC, in the mornings when it hurts to get out of bed, just think of how great the place will be if you survive. laugh
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/15/11 01:35 PM
Originally Posted By: adirondack pond
I see your off and running RC, in the mornings when it hurts to get out of bed, just think of how great the place will be if you survive. laugh


Hey AP yeah it's a go now for sure! No turning back now! I am a little sore in the mornings that's for sure. Me and IB Prophin are becoming good friends. Like you said though if I survive it all, I can't wait to sit back on the deck and drink that fist cup of morning coffee while watching my pond do it's thing!! I know that's a ways off yet but it will keep me motivated for sure!!
Posted By: Sniper Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/15/11 01:51 PM
After seeing these pics, I am bushed and going back to bed.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/19/11 05:43 PM
Ok well it took us 3 days but we got the septic system in! crazy
Here are some pics that we took. What a job to do on your own! Now I know why these guys get paid good money to do this stuff!!!


Here is the hole dug for the septic tank and us using the boom on the piece of equipment to lower it in place.

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Here is another shot of the tank and D box 70 percent covered. We couldn't cover the front as the inspector needed to see that before we barried it.



Here is another view of the same thing. Getting that D box level and the tank level and all that was a pain in the butt!! Of course we put a little downward slop on everything about a half a bubble on the level.



Here is the main drain line from the cabin to the tank. We went a 1/4 inch drop per foot and it ended up perfect.



Another view of the drain line. Good thing we didnt' glue this yet. The inspector failed us as we forgot to put in a 2 way clean out! Duh!! I was glad he told us that it just helps me out too if I need to snake it for some reason.



Here is the 2 way clean out we put in then he said we were good to go.


Here we are digging the leach lines! We put 2 40 foot leach lines on the D box. Figured that was more than enough for a 2 person cabin. Maybe 4 person once in a while. (2 kids).



Another view of us digging the first leach line. We used that EZ Flow leach line that is surrounded by styrofoam peanuts. They are about 10 inches round and don't require any gravel. They come in 10 foot sections and hook to each other with 4 inch slit pipe in the middle.



Here is the end result. Done!! That pipe you see in the background is a vent pipe we put on one of the leach lines. It's not required here but my Dad said with that on the end you can take the cap off and look to see if you have standing water in your lines and if you do that's not good!! Just kind of a thing so you can see whats going on down there! We will cut it lower later once the ground settles a bit.



Well that's it for this weekend, but that was enough! I don't want to do that again any time soon! Next week we will be trenching the water line and starting to put up our center brace to start the floor!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/20/11 03:49 AM
Nice progress, RC!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/20/11 02:01 PM
Hey Todd thanks, hopefully we can actually start building the cabin soon! One doesn't realize all the prep work you have to do first. I think this weekend we will start nailing a few boards together I hope!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/20/11 02:22 PM
Yeah, I can imagine. When we built our storage building (or barn, as we like to call it), there were no utilities or anything so it wasn't a lot of work prepping the site. Watching your progress and the other projects I've seen on here makes me realize how much base work has to go into something like this. But, the good thing is obviously that with all the care and attention to detail at this stage, the rest of it should come together smoothly (notice that I did not say easily, but smoothly!).

Good luck on keeping it rolling - I'm anxious to watch your progress!
Posted By: Cisco Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/20/11 02:52 PM
Nice work RC. It does look like a lot of work but keep looking at the big picture, like when it's done. Something you'll be proud of I'm sure. I'm starting on mine this weekend. Just got a dozer so we'll see how it goes.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/20/11 03:51 PM
Thanks Cisco,

Hey good luck and don't forget to start a thread with pics when you have time.

Later,
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/27/11 05:46 PM
Ok here are a few pics of the 350 foot water line we had to trench and put in. Everything went pretty good and the inspector was pleased too which is always a good thing!! smile

So now we have the big 3 in place. Water, Electric, and Sewer!! So we can actually get back to building the cabin which we are starting on Tomorrow some and then hitting it hard on Friday, Sat, and Sunday. I will post them pics as soon as I can. Meantime here are the water pics.






This last pic is the final result. We put in a water hydrant so we can shut the water off and drain it all from the cabin when we need to. These hydrants are petty cool! This one is sticking up so far because ultamatley it will be inside a ustility room with about 2 feet of it in the room and the rest under the cabin. This same room will have my hot water tank and 2 valves to drain the rest of the house. Then all you have to so is add a little RV anti freeze in the elbows and your good to go.


Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/27/11 08:56 PM
GO RC...GO!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/27/11 09:01 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
GO RC...GO!


Hey Ski what's up? If we can get this darn rain to get out of here we can actually start building finally! Should have some pics this weekend of us finally starting on the floor!! I can't wait! We also bought a big ole tarp so we can cover the whole floor as we go in case it rains... ha,ha did I say in case??? Well more like when it rains at this point!!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 01:26 AM
I quit messing with RV and radiator AntiFreeze and just go with windshield washer antifreeze. Haven't had a problem.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 02:05 AM
I highly recommend use of Advantech subfloor. You won't need tarps and the floor will become a roof for everything underneath it. The price is comparable to most other conventional subfloor products, but the exposure resistance is nothing short of amazing.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 02:42 AM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
I highly recommend use of Advantech subfloor. You won't need tarps and the floor will become a roof for everything underneath it. The price is comparable to most other conventional subfloor products, but the exposure resistance is nothing short of amazing.


Wow really? Thanks for that info Bski we will look it up and check it out. Thanks!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 02:43 AM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
I quit messing with RV and radiator AntiFreeze and just go with windshield washer antifreeze. Haven't had a problem.


Double D I never thought about using windshield washer antifreeze! Thanks that sounds easier yet!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 09:55 AM
I generally use it in traps and toilet. Or, anyplace that water can stand.

I also blow my water lines. Get a gizmo from an RV place that has a tire valve and screws onto the sink faucet. Install it and winterize whenever you leave and worry about temps in the mid to upper 20's. Then, open both valves(hot and cold) and use a small compressor to blow the lines. You can't get it all but will or should get enough to keep the lines from freezing and busting. When you repressurize water lines, open the valves very slowly.

Flush the toilet to empty the tank. Then dip as much water as you can from the bowl. Add enough WW antifreeze as you figure you need to each. Then pour some down sink and tub traps.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 12:37 PM
If Dave ever moves north he will be able to handle cold weather plumbing. wink

Another thing that helps get most moisture out is to use a shop vac at the lowest point sucking out water as you blow out the pipes from the highest point, but probably not necessary in your part of the country.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 12:56 PM
It does get cold in North Arkanas here, but not for very long. It will get in the teens but most times it's only for a few days. Not a few weeks or months for that matter. Growing up in North Wisconsin as a kid I know what cold is and don't want to have any of those issues here with my pipes!! Thanks for the advice guys I appreciate it!!!
Posted By: Dudley Landry Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/28/11 01:46 PM
Consider using PEX instead of PVC for water lines.
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/29/11 11:10 AM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
I quit messing with RV and radiator AntiFreeze and just go with windshield washer antifreeze. Haven't had a problem.


That might explain a few things. . . grin
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/29/11 12:52 PM
I bet it would be good for the "constitution".
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/02/11 06:28 PM
Well we been trying to work in this mess! Leave it to me to build a cabin the year we have had more rain than in the last 20 years! frown


Heres what we got done though.

Starting to work on the inner sill and center beam.



More sill work here. At least is was nice for a day or so!



We decided to hang brackets boards on 16 inch centers.



Inner sill all the way done! Still need to do the outer sill later, once all 2x10's are in place.



Started laying down them boards for the floor! We decided to go with 2x10 not 2x8 for a little more strength.



We put some 7/16 inch OSB board strips on the bottom of the 2x10's and up and down the sides of the sill so we can lay down 16 inch wide OSB subfloor and put our insulation inside of it before we put the real floor down. This way it is also easy to get at from underneath if I have to. Just lift up and move the subfloor over to get the any line I have to get at.



We got a little over half the floor boards in and mother nature came a calling! So we tried our best to tarp things up. Man it just keeps raining here!





Well that's it for now. Didn't get as much done as we would have liked due to all the rain, but we did get some done and that's what counts. I can't wait to see the sun again! smile
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/02/11 10:06 PM
Sweet. Thanks for the updates.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/02/11 11:30 PM
Hey Road no problem, I enjoy sharing our progress sometimes I get caught up in what I am doing and forget to take pictures! smile Then I'm like awe man back up I have to take a picture first! And my Dad is like really?? My dad is really given it his all for me that's for sure. I must buy him a GREAT Fathers Day gift!!!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/03/11 12:30 AM
Originally Posted By: RC51
My dad is really given it his all for me that's for sure. I must buy him a GREAT Fathers Day gift!!!


May I just suggest that you DON'T buy him hand tools for more work on the cabin! grin
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/03/11 12:52 AM
How about you get him one of those inflatable hot tub jacuzzi's, great after a day work'in on the cabin. grin
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/03/11 02:41 AM
Hey AP yeah he would love that for sure! And NO Todd no more tools!!! Not sure what I am going to do yet, but I will think of something!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/03/11 10:15 AM
Hugs from Grandkids are hard to beat.
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/04/11 03:04 AM
A nice rod & reel?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/04/11 08:35 PM
Yeah we'll see. I have to get Mothers day out of the way first!! smile Dang parents are costing me man!!! smile smile
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/10/11 02:56 PM
Hey Everyone here are some updates from this weekend!

We did the plumbing, subflooring, insulation and started the floor this weekend. Wow talk about sore!! Now I know what Brettski was talking about!!


First pic here is of the washer and dryer area and kitchen sink drains.



This pic of course is the main 4 inch drain going to the toliet with a 3 inch vent pipe.



Here is some of the pressure lines we put in. We could only test the cold at this point but it all worked great!!





This pic is of the 2 valves we put on the outside of the cabin for hot and cold so we could totally drain the pipes under the house for the winter and we can use the cold side for a garden hose when needed.



Here is a pic of all the floor joists in place and done.



Next we started putting in the subfloor for our floor insulation.



Here is a picture of the insulation being laid in and the first actual floor board being put on!!!! we used 3/4 inch tongue and groove for the floor.



And this last picture is of the first 16 feet we got done yesterday! Talk about work! I got sores on my sores!! As you look at this last picture I will have 2, 48 inch windows on the front wall looking out to the pond. Plus a door in the middle going out to a 14 x 12 foot deck sooner or later. It's an awesome view! Hope you all enjoyed the pics. Wont be long and we will actually starting on the walls!!!







Posted By: Bluegillerkiller Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/10/11 03:37 PM
Won't those lines freeze? Or am I missing something?
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/10/11 03:50 PM
Originally Posted By: RC51

We did the plumbing, subflooring, insulation and started the floor this weekend. Wow talk about sore!! Now I know what Brettski was talking about!!




right after the muscles go, the brain goes numb....but it's a comfortable numb
rock on, RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/10/11 04:28 PM
Yeah and it's not getting any cooler in this hot Arkansas humidity either! It's real easy to make some bone head mistakes when your so tired the brain goes numb!! I think I got real close to that the other day!! It gets hard to stay focused!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/10/11 11:01 PM
Originally Posted By: Bluegillerkiller
Won't those lines freeze? Or am I missing something?


Hey BK there is a hydrant on the begining of the pressure lines. So once you turn the hydrant off the water pressure stops to the house. Then you open the 2 valves in the picture above and the pressure lines in the house will drain out of them as we put all the pressure lines on a slight downward decline towards the 2 valves. Then all you have to do is drain the hot water tank and your done. Put a little antifreeze in your elbows and lock it up.
Posted By: Cisco Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/11/11 12:04 AM
Great work RC, before you know it, you'll be inside looking out.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/11/11 01:10 PM
Originally Posted By: Cisco
Great work RC, before you know it, you'll be inside looking out.


Hey Cisco I hope so!! I can't wait to start on the walls. I will be glad to handle 2x4's for a while. All these 2x10's and 4x8 sheets of plywood are starting to take its toll for sure!! A 2x4 will feel like picking up a toothpick smile
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/11/11 01:30 PM
Great work RC or should I say RC's dad. That is one big job.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/11/11 02:36 PM
Originally Posted By: ewest
Great work RC or should I say RC's dad. That is one big job.


Hey Eric,

Yeah my Dad is the master mind that's for sure! But make no bones about it I am the hustle behind this muscle! smile And I am learning a lot that's for sure! My Dad is a trooper and I try my best not to leave him to much hard stuff to do during the week on his own! Like I said i am going to owe him a NICE Fathers Day gift for sure!

The cabin is nice sized at 24x40 we got what Brettski calls 4 foot i'tis a couple of times. It started out 20x32 but that didn't last long! smile
Posted By: Buzzworth Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/11/11 06:00 PM
Great project, RC. You guys seem to have an excellent plan and are attacking it hard.
Working with your father is going to be something you will always remember when you visit the cabin...enjoy every minute of it.

THE JOY IS IN THE JOURNEY !

Buzz
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/12/11 12:35 AM
Originally Posted By: Buzzworth
Great project, RC. You guys seem to have an excellent plan and are attacking it hard.
Working with your father is going to be something you will always remember when you visit the cabin...enjoy every minute of it.

THE JOY IS IN THE JOURNEY !

Buzz


Hey thanks Buzz I am enjoying the journey for sure! My dad won't admit it but I can tell he loves what he is doing and he loves spending the time with me. At 7 in the morning when it's nice and cool out and the pond is calm and the birds are singing and your fixing to go to work there is a small second you just have to take and soak it all in before you start. It is awesome!
Posted By: Bossone Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/12/11 06:17 PM
I'm jealous on a couple of levels. Thanks for sharing!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/16/11 03:58 PM
Well I only have 1 picture to share this week, but it's a good one! The floor and the plumbing are done!!!! Whooohoo!!! smile We took a break and went fishing Sunday afternoon and caught about 11 BG nothing real big just about 5 or 6 inches. It was fun though and a well deserved break! Next were going to start making the rafters and the trusses and get them ready to go so when we start putting up walls we can go for it!! smile Talk to you all later,



Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/17/11 01:10 AM
Sweet! Good job with the documentation so far as well.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/17/11 02:35 AM
Hey RW thanks I am trying to keep up as best I can. With just me and my dad doing this it already has been a lot of work, but it has been enjoyable too working with my dad! I'll try my best to keep everyone posted.

Thanks,
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/23/11 06:03 PM
Cabin Update!

Ok well here are a few pics of what we dad done this week and weekend. We worked mainly on the Gable ends the trusses, and the rafters we got them all done late Sunday afternoon. Wow a LOT of work!

This first picture here is of my dad holding up the first truss that was done. This one in the pic is an inside truss not a Gable end as the Gable ends will be a lot more braced and heavier.



Here is a pic of my mom next to the first truss. My mom and dad built this one together and several more durning the week. My mom has been a real trooper and helping out as much as she can. THANKS MOM for your help!!! smile



Here are a few more pictures of the rest of the trusses and Gable Ends we all finished this weekend. We cut rafters as well. So my dad is now starting to put up WALLS!!!!!! Whooohooo I thought that day would never come!!!!





On this last picture you can see the difference. This one your looking at is a Gable end notice all the extra wood and bracing involved. Man them babies are heavy!! Well that's it for now but hopefully next weekend I can show you all some pictures with walls up on this cabin!!! I can't wait for that!


Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 02:20 PM
Cool, RC! That represents a lot of effort right there, I'm sure. Looking forward to pics of the walls - tell your dad the PB family said "great job!"
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 02:54 PM
Great progress!
RC...what type of temporary living quarters do you use? Where does everybody rack out at night? Hide from rainstorms?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 04:17 PM
Hey Bski,

Good question, you act as it you done this before grin

My mom and dad are staying at an RV park about 13 miles away from my land. I have a 26 foot camper that they are staying in and I stay there as well on the 3 and 4 day weekends I take to help out. It's a nice camper and a real nice RV park so it's not to bad! Here is a picture of the camper. It's just not really something you want to be in with all these dang tornado's flying around though!!! Dang weather has been crazy for sure!!


Attached picture Camper.jpg
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 04:18 PM
Originally Posted By: Todd3138
Cool, RC! That represents a lot of effort right there, I'm sure. Looking forward to pics of the walls - tell your dad the PB family said "great job!"



Hey Todd thanks I will tell him for sure. I showed him the pond boss site and he loved it!! I also directed the rest of my family to the site as well so they could keep posted of our progress.
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 06:53 PM
Hey, nice camper.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 09:07 PM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
Hey, nice camper.


Thanks DD1 my uncle was nice enough to sell it to me for 800 bucks!!! Can you believe that?????? My Uncle David he's a great guy! Thanks Uncle David once again for such a great camper.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 09:13 PM
Ok this don't happen very often but I have an update in the middle of the week!

My dad and mom have been hard at it building the walls. I wish I could be there but someone has to work to pay for all of this smile

Here are a couple of pics of the north side wall. We hope to have all the walls up be the end of the week. We have to get this baby in the dry soon. We been getting way to much dang rain!





Here is a full size picture of the North wall my dad sent to me a while later. Now you can get a little better idea of what it looks like.


Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/24/11 10:28 PM
Looks great, RC! Keep working the day job - they're making great progress without you but with your money!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/25/11 03:20 PM
Originally Posted By: Todd3138
Looks great, RC! Keep working the day job - they're making great progress without you but with your money!



Hey Todd yeah for some reason my Dad does like taking my credit card to Home Depot instead of his.... smile He gets to shop for free!! Ya gotta love that!!!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/25/11 06:51 PM
That's a sweet deal! Can you blame him?!

At least you have a long weekend coming up here - you'll get some quality visitation time with your card again!
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/25/11 08:18 PM
How much are you paying him? Not enough I bet. Take time to smell the flowers along the journey. That time is priceless - trust me.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/25/11 09:22 PM
Originally Posted By: ewest
How much are you paying him? Not enough I bet. Take time to smell the flowers along the journey. That time is priceless - trust me.


How much am I paying him??? I am paying for all his gas, room and most of there food. My dad would never except anything from me for payment I don't think. This was something we wanted to do as father and son not contactor and owner.... Like I said though going to have to come up with something nice for him for Fathers Day for sure! I am enjoying the journey with him and my mom and I have a four day weekend comin up this weekend and on Saturday we are all going to get togehter with the grand kids my wife my sister her boy friend, and all of us are going to have a big picnic and grill some burgers and brats have a few brew's and make a day of it. It's should be great fun I will take some pics of that also!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/25/11 11:23 PM
You're already doing something nice for/with him.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/27/11 09:14 PM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
You're already doing something nice for/with him.


+1

Time spend with your Mom and Dad like this is priceless. Wait until you are done, then you will be making even more great memories with them.

The cabin is looking great!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 07:36 PM
Cabin Update Part 1

Ok lets kick things off this time with a few introductions.

First off, Here is my Mother and Father. Without them this cabin wouldn't be possible. They have been working with me now for 2 months and staying in a RV park in my camper. They live in Mesa AZ but have been here since April first helping me. Thanks mom and dad for all your help and sacrafice I appreciate it very much!!



Secondly we have my wife Lauri and our son Noah.
They were a great help on Saturday when we needed it for the trusses. My wife would help out more but she can't get away to much right now as we are also taking care of her mother and can't leave her alone at this point for very long. My son Noah was a real trooper helping carry them gable ends. Thanks Lauri and Noah for your help!!



Next we have my sister Crystal and her friend Thom. They just happen to come down at the perfect time to put them to work! grin Crystal and Thom helped out and ton and I don't think we could have gotten it done without them! Thanks Sis, and Thom for your help much apprecaited.

P.S. Thanks again for dinner too!!



Here we all are back at the camper having a little lunch. Hamburgers and Brat's anyone?? smile After we ate we went out to the cabin and started to work it off!!



Now for some cabin pics. Ok here is where I left off. This is the other side of the cabin wall done.



Here you can see the wall up nearest the pond and the 2 side walls.



Here is the view from the dinning room and living room windows.



Here is me putting in the last couple nails on the header board over the bedroom window all the walls up!!!!



Ok hold tight I will be doing part 2 of this update in a little while this afternoon so come back soon ok. Later
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 08:25 PM
Cabin Update Part 2

Ok here we go.
It was a long but fun weekend. We got a lot of things done and the cabin is starting to take shape! I am excited! The first pic you see here is of all the trusses and gable ends except the far one laying on the top of the walls and center wall.



Next picture here is of all of us working on getting the front gable end up and in place it was tough but we got it!



Here is my little trooper Brett picking up all the messed up nails we had laying around man he did great and had it done in no time. Thanks Brett you were a big help!!



Here is a veiw from the back with some of the trusses up and the gable end up in place. If you look real close you can see me up in the trusses hanging on for dear life putting them things up while balancing on a 2x4 wall. crazy



This next picture is a side view of the trusses going up. This took what seemed like forever to do. A lot of up and down and up and down and up... Well you get the picture.



Here is a picture of the front of the cabin from down at the pond. It's a WHOLE lot bigger looking with them gable ends on there!



Here is a picture from inside. I took this to show you that some of our trusses and one gable end are actually half trusses and a half gable end as the kitchen area is going to be cathedral ceiling along with the living room and dining room.



And last but not least. A picture from the side with all the trusses up and in place. Now we still have to build the center beam going from the center wall to the front gable end then we can put up the rafters and get to putting a roof on this bad boy!! smile Hope you all enjoyed the pics this week.




Posted By: Bluegillerkiller Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 08:50 PM
Looking good.. Keep up the good work.. (I'm talking about Brett)
Posted By: Buzzworth Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 08:57 PM
Nice. Looks like you had good weather and a helpful crew. Ain't family grand !
sean
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 11:21 PM
Your really roll'in RC, looks great, sure is nice to have many hands to lighten the load.
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/11 11:31 PM
Way to go, brother! You guys are rockin'!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 01:30 AM
Agreed; super progress, and nice work. What's on the HD shopping list for the roofing materials?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 02:56 AM
Hey thanks everyone it's been tough but feels good when you reach a goal and it looks good.

Roofing material. We are going to use 1/2 inch 4x8 OSB 30 year shingles, and continuous roof venting instead of whirly birds on the roof. It's not the most expensive way to go but not the cheepest either. I am trying to keep this cost in the happy medium range and so far it's been working.

Thanks ya'll
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 07:20 AM
I was looking forward to pics of the long weekend's progress. Looks like all of you busted arse! Great progress man!
Posted By: Buffs Pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 11:36 AM
Are you planning on using hurricane straps….cheap insurance.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 02:53 PM
Great work RC and family ! Keep us up on the plans and progress.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/11 04:12 PM
Wow, tremendous progress, way to go RC and family!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/07/11 05:07 PM
Hey everyone well it was a long hot weekend to say the least. It's already 98 to 100 degrees here and guess what were doing? You guessed it roofing!! frown It's been a little slow but we been taking off about 10:30 a.m. or so and stopping until about 5:30 p.m. At least that way the sun isn't beating down on you! Man that is just unbearable on the roof!! Anyway I have a few pics to share so I'll get right at it.

This first pc is of me trying to show you all the 2 foot outriggers we put on to extend the front and back of the cabin out as far as the sides of the roof so we could put on our fascia boards.



Next we have my Dad putting on some 1x6 fascia board on the left side of the roof.



In this picture you can see me putting on some primer on the fascia board before we put the drip railing on the edge of it. We also wanted to get some kind of protection on the fascia boards in case it started to rain. As you can see here the left side up to 24 foot is ready to shingle. The felt is down and the drip rail is on. Eventually we want to put on colored aluminum fascia to match the drip rail which is a chocolate brown color.



On this last picture you can see we got our OSB on this side 24 foot as well but we ran out of time and daylight! We worked that night till about 8:15 and I still had a 98 mile ride home yet! frown frown We got a good ways though. Stay tuned for next week we hope to have some of the roof shingled and in the dry.


Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/07/11 05:22 PM
Awesome, RC! That's actually some really great progress you guys made! What a huge step getting that roof on. I'd bet the finish work won't be too tough once you have everything else complete - the shingles will be quick with the underlying work done so nicely. Keep it up!
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/07/11 06:11 PM
They're calling for your kind of weather up here for the next few days. I can't imagine working on a roof in that type of heat (anymore).

Looks good! Hopefully it'll cool down for you so you can finish the roof. Once that's done, and the walls are sheathed in then the house is a LOT easier to work on.
Posted By: Bossone Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/07/11 06:36 PM
Impressive to say the least! Roof/gutter work in the summer is a killer. I'm certainly not jealous of you.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/07/11 08:09 PM
Hey thanks guys!! Yeah these next few weekends will be a test of will for sure!! I thought putting on the floor was bad!! Ha,ha this 6-12 pitch roof is kicking my butt!! Roofing is definatley a young mans job no doubt!! I can't wait to see it all done though! It will be a hugh goal met!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/13/11 02:44 PM
Cabin Update,

Ok this weekend was a true test for my dad and I. We had to get the front gable end in the right spot first. It was up in place but we had to adjust and center and all that good stuff. Then came the fun part. Beam time! Here we go! This beam is 2 feet tall 16 feet long with angled 2x4 bracing inside of it all the way down and 3/4 inch plywood on the outside. frown And me and my dad to have to somehow get it 16 feet up in the air..... It didn't look good at first!

Ok here is the beam in place, we used step up 2x4's screwed onto the walls to walk it up one side at a time with a small scab on the end of each side of the beam so it couldn't fall off of one end or the other if we pushed or pulled to hard. This bad boy has to weigh 220lbs at least. It took all afternoon to get it in place but we got it. Cudo's to my dad. At his age there is not many guys I know could do what he did today with me! Way to go Dad!!! In this pic you can see my Dad up there not waisting any time to screw and brace that bad boy in place!!



Here it is on a different angle going the other way. If you look close you can see wire hanging out of it in the middle. We pre-wired it for a ceiling fan.



Once that beam was in place we secured it and went home!!! We were bushed for sure! Remember that numbing feeling Brettski was talking about well were there baby we are there for sure!!!!

Ok the next day as hard as it was to get up and get motivated we had to still get rafters up on this beam. So that was are next feat.

Here is a picture from underneath looking up at the rafters now that they are done. Looks pretty good for us wanna be carpenters! smile We were happy no one got hurt this weekend and everything got done and in place.



Here are a couple of more pics from the outside looking at the rafters and that's it for this week. Next week we will be trying to get the rest of the roof up and on and felted. Were getting close to having that roof done!! I can't wait I am tired of it already! smile




Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/13/11 07:21 PM
And I thought cutting brush was hard in this heat ! Hang tough RC and Dad.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/14/11 01:24 AM
Originally Posted By: ewest
And I thought cutting brush was hard in this heat ! Hang tough RC and Dad.


Hey Eric, I told Dad to take today off and recoop a bit. I am more sore today then I was yesterday. And of course we just have to have record breaking heat this year!! frown I don't think we had any 80's this year we went straight from 70's to 90 plus! Not mad though at least I am not 8 feet under water!! Or my house is not down on top of the next door neighbors house!!!
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/14/11 02:43 PM
Most of us have a lot to be thankful about. smile
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/14/11 08:13 PM
Looking great, RC!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/27/11 02:37 PM
Cabin Update,

Well I am sore, numb, I can't focus anymore and my brain is fried, just like Brettski said it would happen! Hey thanks Bski for the heads up. At least you let me know it was coming! smile

Anyway here are a few pics of what's been going on. The roof has been a challenge and took some time but we are about done with it. We only got a few rows left and then the ridge vent on top! Thank goodness!

Here is a front look of the fascia and drip rail on with felt on the roof. As you can see we still have to cut some of the felt on the left.


In this next pic you can see the left side of the cabin 95 percent shingled and looking good! We also finally got to take down the cat walk on this side. You can also see the OSB boards we are starting to put on the walls!!!



Here is the other side of the roof right near the top as well. We had to stop as the darn sun would get to hot and them shingles just get to mushy, but we almost got it. I want to say thanks to a buddy of mine his name is Eric for coming out and helping on Saturday! Thanks a bunch Eric for your help we sure needed it! Of course you can see the 3 inch vent on this side also. We haven't cut it down just yet and it will be painted to blend in once it's all said and done.



Then once it got a little to hot to work on the roof, we came down and started working on the walls. Got a couple of windows cut out and a few OSB boards on. Won't be long and we will be wrapping this baby I hope, and putting in windows!



Well that's it for now. We hope to get a lot done this coming weekend being hows it's a 3 day weekend for us. I'll update you all again as soon as I can.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/27/11 02:44 PM
Roofing in June/July/Aug is one tough job. Good progress - almost off the roof.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/27/11 03:11 PM
Originally Posted By: ewest
Roofing in June/July/Aug is one tough job. Good progress - almost off the roof.

use the ladder....when the time is right...don't wait for rain to chase you off
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Looks great, RC.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/27/11 03:25 PM
+1, the cabin is looking fantastic!
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/27/11 09:47 PM
You're making a lot of progress. Looking good!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/28/11 02:13 AM
That's great, RC! Congrats on the great progress! I love having threads like this to follow - it gives more purpose to my life! grin
Posted By: roadjoker22 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/28/11 02:13 AM
RC51 the cabin is lookin good. I just want to know how do you get your freinds to come help you??? My freinds only come beating on the door or dialin up the phone when its time to go hunting?
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/28/11 08:55 AM
Joker, I understand that. My phone starts ringing during September and October.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 05:50 PM
Another quick update!

Well first off I have to give thanks to my mom! She has been hard at it working on my front yard and pond edge for a while now and the other day when I showed up I couldn't believe what she had done! I will have to show you a couple of before pics first. Here in this pic notice the big oak tree on the left, and that you can't really see anything left of that. Even if it was in the picture more all you would see is brush and junk! I would say 35 percent of my pond or more you couldn't see because of how thick and full of brush it was.



You can see it better in this picture notice above the air station all the junk up in there! It was a mess to say the least!



Now look at the after pic!! All I can say is WOW!! It looks awesome! Notice my air station and the big Oak tree, and how you can see all the way over to the left now! The view is so wide now I couldn't even get it all in the camera!! It's just really great! Thanks a ton mom for all your hard work!! Your the best!



Now as far as the cabin goes! WE GOT THE ROOF DONE!!!! Man if I had to get on that dang roof one more weekend I think I would have just jumped off the high side and been done with it!! smile My dad called me and asked if I wanted to do the last couple of feet when I got up there this weekend to finsih it off, and I respectfully declined! I said no rather quickly and told him to go right ahead and finish it off! smile Here is the roof done with ridge vent. We decided to go with ridge vent instead of the turbines.



Here is the left side of the cabin.



Here is the front with all the OSB on. We did all the OSB this weekend so we are ready to wrap here real soon once we do some minor things like caulking and such.



And here is the back side where the 2 bedrooms will be.



Well that's it for this week. Next weekend we should start wrapping and putting on siding and windows and all that good stuff so stay tuned!!
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 06:11 PM
Looks like a house now. What's first after the outside is done ?
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 06:38 PM
yep, the form of a house has surely come together...and FAST!
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We also did the ridge vent. I added the gable fan with louvered vent, too. It makes a big difference in keeping the attic/broiler from smokin' the roast below.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 08:00 PM
Great progress RC, nothing beats family help.
Are you going to enclose around the bottom of the cabin or leave it open?, I enclosed mine with 3/4" pressure treated plywood.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 08:06 PM
Originally Posted By: ewest
Looks like a house now. What's first after the outside is done ?


Hey Eric,

We are going to try and get all the walls inside put up yet this month if we can. At that point we will be locking it up till this spring. Dad has to get home, and we both need a serious break from all this fun!!! smile Next spring (March) I would think we will be starting on the electrical first and getting wire ran in all the right places. Then insulation and all that good stuff! Dry wall frown can't wait for that ha,ha... And in the cathedral area we will be putting up tongue and grove spruce boards on the ceiling and on the top of the header and footer and we will be coving the drywall seems with a 3 inch strip of spruce as well. There is a TON to do yet that's for sure, but it's a good start for this year! I am happy with where we are and I am only about 1500 bucks over budget!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 08:35 PM
RC,
I assume that you will wrap it with house wrap and install all the windows and doors before you quit for the year. Are you going to let it sit with only the house wrap, or is siding still part of this year's plan of attack?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/05/11 11:14 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
RC,
I assume that you will wrap it with house wrap and install all the windows and doors before you quit for the year. Are you going to let it sit with only the house wrap, or is siding still part of this year's plan of attack?


Hey Ski you got it. We will be doing wrap, windows and doors and siding still. Then lock it up. I will update with that as we get it done.
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/06/11 02:40 AM
Congrats, RC! That roof is a huge step. I agree with the others - your project has come along really nicely. Your folks deserve a serious commendation for their efforts!
Posted By: teehjaeh57 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/06/11 03:19 AM
Boy have I ever enjoyed watching this process from RC's first post to building the pond of his dreams and now there's almost a cabin, too. Thanks for bringing us along every step of the way and documenting your progress - it will serve as a guide and encouragement for all of us out there!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/06/11 01:00 PM
Originally Posted By: teehjaeh57
Boy have I ever enjoyed watching this process from RC's first post to building the pond of his dreams and now there's almost a cabin, too. Thanks for bringing us along every step of the way and documenting your progress - it will serve as a guide and encouragement for all of us out there!



Hey TJ it's been my pleasure. I know I am blessed to have what I have, and this forum has givin me so much GREAT info and still does every day it's hard not to give back to something like that. Thank you for your kind words and thanks to everyone out here for being a part of an awesome family here on the BOSS!! I will have a couple more updates this month I believe and then will shut things down until next March, but if I can I will pick up this same thread once we kick back off in the spring.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/06/11 01:07 PM
Originally Posted By: adirondack pond
Great progress RC, nothing beats family help.
Are you going to enclose around the bottom of the cabin or leave it open?, I enclosed mine with 3/4" pressure treated plywood.



Hey AP, I will be enclosing it with something?? Just not sure yet what I want to do. But yes I will have something around it when it's all said and done.
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/06/11 07:37 PM
You are blessed with such supportive parents. If it were my cabin, I'd look in to filling in the bottom of the cabin with a stone veneer or something similar. It does get a little pricey though. Maybe even use real stone if you have a line on some.

Stone veneer
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/08/11 03:50 PM
Hey RW,

Thanks, and the veneer stone is a good idea. We are looking at a few things just not for sure how quote "enclosed" we want it. There are pros and cons to both type of bottom. As you stated a veneer would look great but being enclosed is a magnet for critters to want to get in and not leave! IE: mice, snakes, and who knows what else out in the great outdoors! A laddace type fence may not look quite as good but it's more open and I think would deter animals from trying to make my cabin there home! Plus you can spray through it too if you need to spray. So like I said just not sure yet what were going to do.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/11/11 06:57 PM
Siding anyone??? smile

Ok now were getting somewhere! Siding and windows going in folks! Here are a few pics of this weekends progress. The Tyvek worked great thanks everyone for the insight and advise on how to use the wrap!

Here is a couple of pics of the wrap going on ,in this first pic you can see a window we installed already. We used 36 inch side slide Pella tinted windows from Lowes for the bedrooms and the one kitchen window.





In this next pic you can see the back windows in and siding on. Of course we have to do all the trim work and caulking and stuff still. The siding we are using are 4x8 sheets overlap and it has a old time wood grain look about it with knots in it and everything. When you put paint to it, it really brings out the wood grain pattern and looks awesome!



In this second shot you can see a door on the left. Well this was not in the original plan but we decided to put it in there after we thought about how much easier it would be to get to my shed with all my stuff in it if I needed to instead of walking all the way around the cabin to get to it. It's a smaller 32 inch utility room door that will go into the small laundry room.



This last pic is just down the left side of the cabin. Where that windows is you can see is where the kitchen sink will be. Looking out into the woods where I will have a deer feeder 35 yards in the woods and you can watch the deer come in and eat. We were taking a break on Sunday and all of a sudden across the pond there a doe showed up to get a drink and didn't think twice about us. It was pretty cool!



Well that's it for this weekend. Man it was so hot we had to stop early on Sunday!! The heat here this year has been just horrid to say the least! Dad and I are ready to be done for this year for sure! This kind of heat kind of takes the fun out of it, but we are pressing on for now as best we can.
Posted By: jason7858 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/11/11 07:11 PM
Looks nice RC! I like that siding, gives it that cabin look. Be sure to post some after its painted.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/18/11 03:18 PM
Update!

I only have a few pics but thought I would post them. My dad did a lot of ground work Thursday and Friday with a piece of equipment we had and leveled off a lot of areas which look great now. Man that equipment can save you some time!!! I'll get some pics of that for next week.

After that we finished up the siding on the front side of the cabin and put in windows and all that good stuff. Here is a pic of the front.



And here is a picture of one of the sides with paint. I think it's going to look real good when it's done! I like the color and pictures don't do it justice.



Then Saturday night we took a break and went fishing and my mom took the show. She caught several nice BG here is one of them that was a bit bigger. They were biting pretty good. My dad and I couldn't get any bass to bite at all in this hot weather and the weeds are pretty thick right now so it's not easy bass fishing.



Well that's it for this weekend. Next week we will finsih up the back gable end siding and put 3 doors in and finish painting and were done for this year. I am so ready for a break!! This heat is a killer!
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/18/11 05:34 PM
Looking good! I hear ya on the heat. We have your temps now. They are calling for mid to high 90's all week and right now the humidity is at 75%. Just walk outside and you're sweating.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/18/11 08:00 PM
Nice job RC. Was hot and humid here as well. 110-112 with the heat index.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/19/11 02:53 PM
Originally Posted By: ewest
Nice job RC. Was hot and humid here as well. 110-112 with the heat index.


Hey thanks Eric, yeah the heat has been hard to manage to say the least! Looks like it's going to be really hot this weekend as well. Good thing we only have the back gable end to side and put on 3 already framed doors. It shouldn't be to bad and we will more than likely quit working around noon each day. It's just to hot! Were almost done for this year and I don't wnat something stupid to happen to us now! smile
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/20/11 01:07 AM
Ok first time trying this! Here is a video I took of our progress on Sunday night. Thought a video would be neat instead of all these still pictures. Anyway here is goes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMVmsU0Ott4
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/20/11 01:42 AM
I like it
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/20/11 03:28 AM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
I like it


Hey DD1 thanks! Now that I know how to do this I can take more video of what I am doing and show some more stuff off.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/25/11 06:17 PM
Wow what a difference!!

Hey everyone things are starting to come to an end for us this year and I find myself almost going to miss it. Almost that is smile If it wasn't for the heat I would miss it for sure! Below are a couple of pics of the cabin as of Sunday afternoon. We got it all painted and windows caulked trim on the windows and all the doors on! Man what a difference with the doors, windows and paint on! It really is starting to look great! A specail shout out to my mom and dad for everyting they have done this 4 months with me. They really have worked hard and I think they are in the best shape of thier lives!! smile If it were not for them this would have never been able to happen!!! Thanks mom and dad for everything!

Picture of parking area side with main front door. This door will have a landing on it and steps along with about a 3 foot wide by 8 foot long sidewalk up to the steps. That will be next year! And of course we will be putting on white alluminum fascia and white vinyl sophet next spring. We sure have come a long ways since post number 1 though! smile smile



Here is the front view of the cabin now. We will be taking down the walkway this week and next March we will be looking at putting on the 14x16 foot deck with a subroof covering the deck.



I will have a 1 or 2 more pics next week yet as we wrap things up, but for now just wanted to say thanks to everyone out here that encouraged us along and helped us out when I ask for it!! You guys are all great!!! Thanks a TON!!
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/25/11 09:31 PM
Ever considered a ramp instead of stairs? They aren't good for just wheelchairs, but for anyone with bad knees. Just something to consider. The big deck is gonna rock!!!
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/26/11 01:47 AM
Think of some small fall and winter around the house projects.
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/26/11 10:49 AM
The ramp is a darn good idea.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/26/11 12:54 PM
No I have not concidered a ramp? I am only 43 and I never gave it a thought at this point??? smile May have to think about it though.... At least for future plans for sure!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/26/11 01:26 PM
This has been a lot of fun to watch, RC. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/11 04:44 PM
Were done for this year!

Well we wrapped things up for this year on Saturday. Man it's been a fun but LONG 4 months! The last 2 months have been so hot it's just been hard to even get motivated to do anything, but we got done for now. Here are the last few pics I took.

Here is the shed all painted nice to match the cabin! I have to give a big shout out to my mom for all the great painting she did! Thanks mom!



In this pic you can see the trim work my dad put on the shed and a picture of a small boy walking home with his fish he caught! My mom says it reminded her of me when I used to walk home from the lake with a stringer of fish in hand to show them off!



Here is another pic of the parking lot side all done up with no holes in it!! How about that!



Here is the utility room door we put on to make it easier to get to the shed from the cabin when needed. We put a small platform here with stairs on so we could at least have a way to get into the cabin. My dad made the stairs and put on all the door locks and knobs last week on all the doors so we can lock it up tight now that were not there every day.



And last but not least a picture of the front! Of course next year we will have a 14x12 foot deck on the front of this so that will be nice! I hope you all have enjoyed this ride with us. It's been cold, rainy, hot, tiring, and fun all in one and very rewarding as well! Next March I will pick up where I left off on this thread and continue our journey with the new cabin.

I want to say thanks to my wife who has not seen me on a weekend in 4 months hardly! smile Thanks honey for putting up with me! smile My parents for all there hard work, and some of the rest of my family that helped us out on a day we needed them badly!! And to God for making this possible! Until next March I leave you with this last pic.


Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/11 06:44 PM
Well done RC, well done!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/11 09:28 PM
Yeah, ya dun good RC....real good. I'm thinkin' you better be scheming somethin' real nice for your folks around, oh say, Christmas time. It doesn't have to be a 2-week cruise to the Galapagos, but should be more than a trip on the Peel ferry at Hwy 125.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/02/11 01:50 AM
Thanks for the trip RC. Spend some time over winter plannig the extras around the cabin and pond.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/02/11 07:14 PM
Hey guys thanks, Eric that is exactly what I was thinking. I have a lot of outside work to do still and planning on where I might want some nice flower bushes and maybe a Crape Myrtle or 2 and a nice dogwood tree, getting my driveway correct with gravel. All kinds of stuff to do yet for sure. What's nice is once I recoop a little all the "real" hard stuff is done. Thank goodness!!! Well except for drywall.... frown Dang it!
Posted By: BC1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/06/11 04:40 PM
Drywall?? No way......way to much work. They are making some great looking paneling now. Looks greats. Keep us posted.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/06/11 06:50 PM
I'll have to second that BC, sh_t rock is a pain in the butt, it's cheap but you gotta paint it and it damages too easily.
RC if you can swing the extra cost nice wood paneling or T&G pine boards make that nice rustic ambionce wink.

Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 02:17 PM
Very cool looking AP very cool! I am doing spruce board for a lot of it, but decieded to break it up some with drywall but we are going to put a header and footer ont he drywall and on the 4 foot seams we are going to put a 3 inch spruce board to match up against the header and footer. So there won't be a whole lot of sanding and seam work to do. Don't worry I am not into that much manual labor!! smile Thanks for the suggestions though.
Posted By: jeffhasapond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 03:38 PM
Wow AP is that the inside of your place? It is beautiful!
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 03:53 PM
Thank's Jeff, yeah that's our cabin and future home.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 04:04 PM
Is that 3/4" thick T & G? Single wide or carsiding?
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 04:33 PM
I don't remember the thickness, probably 1/2" to 3/4" but the T&G boards were about 6 inches wide, I had to go back 2 times and get more, I underestimated the amount we would need.

The only sheet rock is in the downstairs bath, and soon I'm gonna cover it with pine, even the ceiling. grin
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/09/11 05:01 PM
That pine is just like the spruce I was looking at. 1/2 by 6 T&G 10 feet long. Not cheep either! That is basicaly what I am going to be using but to keep the cost down a bit we are not doing with it 100 percent. Dang stuff is 14 bucks a board around here.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/26/12 08:02 PM
Just a quick update. We will be kicking off the cabin building once again this next week! My mom and dad are coming up from AZ as I write this and should be in Friday afternoon. We will be setting up shop on Saturday and getting ready to kick start this project back up again. We will be working on the fascia and soffit, walkway and steps to the main door, the 12 x 14 foot deck, and putting in electrical inside, also working on putting up the rest of the 2x4 walls and start on the bathroom, and then we will see after that!! I will post pics when I can.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/26/12 08:11 PM
You're doin' real good, RC. We are about to begin our 4th year, so you're way ahead of the (my?) curve.
Bring the pics, man.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 04/26/12 11:41 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
You're doin' real good, RC. We are about to begin our 4th year, so you're way ahead of the (my?) curve.
Bring the pics, man.


Hey thanks Bski! I may be ahead of the curve on you, but your place is SOOOOOOO much sweeter than mine and bigger! I apprecaite your comments though. I will post pics when I can for sure! I am looking forward to phase 2. By the end of July last year I didn't even want to see my cabin or land!!! I was so sick of it I never thought I would say that but when your doing this kind of work in 100 plus degree weather it will make you feel that way and I know you know what I am talking about! Pictures and update coming as soon as we get started!!


Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/08/12 02:22 PM
Well we got things started this weekend! Wow the body does not want to kick in gear for some reason!! smile I think we got one of the hardest things out of the way though that we will be doing this year.

We had to get electrical from the main outside into the cabin. So I had to dig a trench from the main to under the cabin and down the side of it to put the Sch.40 pipe in and the fricken wire that takes the HULK to bend in the pipe!!! smile Man that stuff is hard to work with!

In this first pic you can see the trench coming from the outside main going under the cabin. A 12 inch trench doesn't seem that big of a deal but some of this dirt felt as hard as concrete!



This second pic is me trying to trench under the cabin. Man it was hard enough now I have limited space too!!! frown Dang it!



Here I am trying to put this wonderfull non bending wire in a curved piece of pipe!! It's kind of like trying to put a square peg in a round hole!! Wow not easy. This was so hard I even had to have my dad help me feed this wire. It was a 2 man job for most of it!





We decided to put one piece of pipe on at a time and work the wire in. We put the center curve on first and worked our way back to that from each end. And we still barely made it!! smile





Then we mounted the electrical box in the cabin and hooked it all up. Here my dad is finishing up mounting the box.



And here is the other end outside. At this point we didn't hook this end up till the evening when it was a bit cooler out. It's already getting pretty hot here in Arkansas!



So I now have electricity in the cabin! We then sat down and went over where all I wanted outlets and switches and how many 30 and 20 amp breakers were gonna need and all that good stuff.

Then of course we decided to do a little fishing too.

Here is a NICE CNBG my dad caught. My fish are starting to grow nice! I am finally starting to see some progress after 3 years. This CNBG was right at 3/4 of a pound, and it was nice. I have a hard time trying to see what a 2 pound CNBG would look like!! I hope I can get a few that size!



I also caught 2 bass that night but they looked a little skinny. It's not because of lack of baitfish and BG I can tell you that. I have little 2 and 3 inch BG everywhere! I think these bass may have just spawned out not long ago. I hope that's why they are a little skinny.



I don't have pictures but I also caught 1 or 2 of my HSB and they are already growing!! And my fish are hitting the feeder pretty hard! Ok well that's it for now. I will update as I can.

thanks,
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/08/12 06:25 PM
Outstanding, RC! Congrats on the progress! I suspect that getting electric into the cabin is going to be the game changer for you and for future progress! Having power readily available makes everything a lot more convenient. Well done, and nice looking fish!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 03:14 AM
Originally Posted By: Todd3138
Outstanding, RC! Congrats on the progress! I suspect that getting electric into the cabin is going to be the game changer for you and for future progress! Having power readily available makes everything a lot more convenient. Well done, and nice looking fish!


Hey Todd thanks! Our goals for this year are electricity ran in the cabin, finishing up the fascia and soffet and making the deck. After that we'll see, but I think we can get that done and have some fun fishing time too. Last year we work waaaaay to hard to get things in the dry, but it had to be done. This year not pushing it just taking it easy and doing whatever we want and stoping when we want to!!
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 09:31 AM
Before you start loafing and fishing, install air conditioning. It's hard to enjoy your getaway place when you can't sleep at night.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 12:38 PM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
Before you start loafing and fishing, install air conditioning. It's hard to enjoy your getaway place when you can't sleep at night.


Hey DD1 that's a given here in Arkansas! It's so humid hear most of the time it's like living in a jungle in the summer! Were catching a break right now with the humidity but I'm sure it will be right back in a minute!! smile
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 02:59 PM
Nice! I second the A/C. It looks like the pier is holding up nicely too. I agree, post spawn on the LMB.

On the electric cable/pipe, it feeds thru larger dia pipe easier.... wink grin Plus they make a slime to put on the cable to get it to slide easier too, although it IS a mess to work with, and you have to be careful not to let dirt get in the mix or it gets to be a REAL mess!
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 06:25 PM
Nice CNBG RC. How about a HSB pic when ready. Take time to enjoy the trip.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 07:09 PM
Hey Eric thanks,

This weekend I will try and catch one of my HSB and take a pic of it. They are getting fatter already! The one I caught was already about a half inch longer and thicker!! Nice fat belly I think the bigger ones are also feeding on pellets now too. The one I caught looked to be one of my 10 inchers and he was over near by the feeder! I have also caught 2 regualr bass over there! They know where the action is for sure and are hanging out waiting to catch some of those smaller BG!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/09/12 09:23 PM
Originally Posted By: esshup
Nice! I second the A/C. It looks like the pier is holding up nicely too. I agree, post spawn on the LMB.

On the electric cable/pipe, it feeds thru larger dia pipe easier.... wink grin Plus they make a slime to put on the cable to get it to slide easier too, although it IS a mess to work with, and you have to be careful not to let dirt get in the mix or it gets to be a REAL mess!


Hey Esshup I hear ya on the pipe!! smile Thanks for the confirmation on the LMB I hope that's what it is? I have so many 1 and 2 inch BG in my pond I can't hardly believe it's anything else. And by adding the Cutrine Plus this spring my chara has been at bay for the most part too. I am hoping that will help the LMB find the fish a little better!

thanks,
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/12/12 07:31 PM
Glad to see progress is starting back up. I alway enjoy reading the updates. Nice fishery you got going to.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/22/12 02:18 PM
Hey everyone sorry it's been a couple of weeks since my last update. So here we go. We started on getting our fascia and soffit done which I thought was going to be fairly easy, ha,ha I am starting to figure out nothing to building a cabin / house is easy it would seem! smile Well here are a couple of pics of the fascia we got on.





It wasn't to bad once we got down a system. We are saving the front of the cabin for after we get the deck on so we will be up higher and won't have to stretch out those ladders as far. Of couse we have not capped the end corners of the fascia yet either. Once we got that done we started on the soffit here is a quick pic of the F channels we were puttting on to slide the soffit into. These F channels have to go on both the inside and outside of the overhang of the roof in order to slide your soffit into them. For those who don't understand this process.



Then once you get your F channels on you can start cutting and sliding soffit into place. Here are a couple of pics with most of the sides done.





Wow talk about a LOT of ladder work up, down, up, down and were still not done! frown Dang it!

Finally we have a couple of pics of the inside where we are continuing to put walls up. This first pic is of my dad putting up the first wall in the cabin other, than the center wall which we had to have last year. In the second pic we also put up the hallway wall. It's kind of cool setting these walls and seeing everything starting to come together.





Then of course last but not least after a hard days work taking it easy and having a cold one with your dad enjoying the pond with the fire going. It don't get much better than that!!



Well that's it for this week. We will continue on the fascia and soffit and start building the deck this weekend. Pics to follow.
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/22/12 03:41 PM
Nice, buddy! Keep on plugging away!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/23/12 01:25 AM
Thanks Todd,

I this is the second year. I figure with my budget it will be a 4 year project. Just don't have the money to get it done right away, but as Eric says that way you can enjoy the journey more! Have a good one and more updates to come.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/23/12 01:41 AM
Originally Posted By: RC51
Thanks Todd,

I figure with my budget it will be a 4 year project. Just don't have the money to get it done right away...

We work with the same budget committee!
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The one thing I have noticed is that once the exterior is fairly well corked up, the pressure for progress is a lessened a bit. Don't get me wrong; the driven desire for accomplishment remains strong, but minimizing the personal disappointment for coming up short on the planned "to do" list is easier to accept. This, in turn, provides enough room to allow distraction to enjoy the journey. Oddly for me, tho, is that the newly alloted time to enjoy the journey is filled with working the land instead of the crib. It's how I roll and I doubt that I'm alone. I call it my rhythm.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/23/12 01:49 AM
Nice job RC !

I really think , from multi generations of experience, that it is better not to do it all quickly. Better to think and plan 3 generations out of what would work best. That takes a lot of work followd by conversations by the fire of ideas.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/12 01:19 PM
Mem. Weekend Update!

Hey all we had a fun Mem. Day get together this weekend and got some work done too and some good fishing. Here are a few pics.

This first pic is of the fascia and soffit done on the back side gable end. It turned out perfect. We thought we may have trouble at the top getting everything to fit right but it worked out great. Dad and I couldn't believe it something actually went easy for a change!! smile



After that we got cleaned up some we started to get ready for a cook out with the family.





We had some good grub and then decided to do a little fishing with my 2 boys. Here is Brett with a nice CNBG.



And my son Noah with a decent one also. We caught a few others too but did not take pics of them. They were all in that 7 to 8 inch range pretty nice! My fish are looking better and better every week they eat this AM500!



Well then the next day we started the deck!! Yep you heard me right the deck!!! smile So won't be long and I can have that morning cup of coffee out on my deck overlooking the pond! It's hard to believe we have gotten this far. This time last year the deck was just a pipe dream!! Wow!! Here are a few pics. We should have it done this weekend then we can finish the Soffit on the front side of the cabin. Were building the deck first so dont have to extend the ladders any more then we have too.











Well that's it for this week. Should have some more pics of the deck finished after this weekend. Until then ya'll have a good one.
Posted By: adirondack pond Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/12 01:45 PM
Looks great RC, gonna have a lot of years of good times there.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/12 02:08 PM
Well done RC. You going to paint/stain the deck ?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/31/12 10:58 PM
Hey Eric going to seal it first with Thompson's Water Sealer after that I will decied if I want to stain it or not? I kind of like the natural look too as long as we can get a good seal on it.

Thanks AP I apprecaite it! Hope all is well with you bud! Hope your making progress on your Dam too!!!
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/12 02:31 AM
Stain first, then seal. Sealer does just that, seal it from absorbing - which means that the stain will just run off.......
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/12 02:36 AM
Hey Esshup yeah your right. Been working 7 days a week not thinking right lately!! crazy Thanks for that!! smile
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/12 03:02 AM
No problem, just sticking my $0.02 in. wink
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/12 02:50 PM
What happens if you add a little stain to the sealer ?
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/08/12 06:32 PM
Hey everyone just another quick update!

Well we have had some pretty nice days to work on the deck. We got the frame all done and deck boards on in this first pic. As you can see my Dad is enjoying a cold one after all the hard work today! smile I soon followed him after the picture was taken! We used treated 2x6x16 boards for the floor. We also put bridging underneath to make sure the 2x8 floor joists would not try to twist or warp on us. It turned out pretty nice!



In this next pic with my mom and dad it's the next morning and we all had our first cup of coffee on the deck!! That was something I didn't think was ever going to happen!! That was nice!



In this picture you can see my dad finishing up a cut on a post that was to high. We could only get through it so far with the skill saw so for the last inch or so we went old school and broke out the old hand saw! That's right for any of you youngins out there that's actually a real hand saw he is using from back in the day. smile smile LOL! You can also see here in the background how low my water is starting to get. We need some more rain that's for sure!!



Here I am hanging out on the deck with the first section up and in place. Starting to look pretty good!



Well I only got to help dad with the first section and it started to rain on us believe it or not! We actually got some rain! So we had to hold off and him and my mom finished it up during the week! They did a great job and looks really nice thanks mom and dad for all the hard work!!



Here on the last pic kind of shows you more where the stairs are going to be. We decided to hold off on the stairs so they are not in our way when were finishing up the front fascia and soffit. Then we will put the stairs on after. I believe I had decided I will be enclosing the cabin around the bottom but will leave the deck open for easier access to under the cabin from the front side when we have to get under there.




Hope everyone enjoyed this update. I wont have to many more for this year. We will still be doing some electrical inside and maybe some insulation stuff too. I will get pictures of that and the stairs when were done and sad to say that will be it for this year. I have to save up for next year when we start the inside. My pocket book is already shaking!! smile

Have a good one,
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/08/12 11:21 PM
Looking good! If you enclose most of the underside, you might want to put up an easily removable part on the rest of it if the majority of the enclosure is critter proof.
Posted By: Buzzworth Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/18/12 10:59 AM
yes...."CRITTER PROOF" it. You don't want to have to remove a dead skunk from under there like I did. Between the marauding skunks and burrowing groundhogs, I had to use heavy chicken wire behind the lattice, buried a foot with rock encasing the lower part. Mother Nature is out to show you how well she has trained wildlife to beat you.

Love your place and how the family is sharing this retreat.

sean
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/19/12 12:55 PM
Hey Everyone

Just a quick update from last weekend.
Well we finally got all the fascia and soffit put on the cabin. Man what a job that was. Looks easy but very time consuming. Here I am putting in the last piece.



Here is a shot of the front from a little farther away. It turned out pretty good for just a couple of good ole boys doing it! smile



Here is my dad starting to line up the steps for the deck. He had to custom make these steps as the ones at Home Depot were not long enough. So he had to do it the old fashion way. Glad he knew what he was doing! smile



Here we are putting on the step boards almost done. We used 3 inch screws on the entire deck.



Here is the finished product with the exception of a hand rail. We may wait to do that next spring.



And here is the deck from a distance for the most part done. It turned out pretty nice. 12x16 foot is just right. I am glad we did not go smaller. At the last second we got what Bretski calls 2 foot itis, and went 16 foot instead of 14 and I am glad we did!!



Well after all that my mom and I decided to do a little fishing. Here is a pic of one of the nice BG she caught. She caught 2 nice ones that night.



Later I caught this nice Blue on a mini minnow crank bait. Man they are starting to grow up some!!



Then right before dark I decided to put on a 1/4 ounce buzz bait and try it. I have not caught any of my Florida strain bass I had put in the pond this year at all and was starting to get worried that they may have died?? Then all of a sudden BOOYAAA!!! This bad boy hit my buzz bait that was awesome!! I also had 2 others blow up on the bait but missed it!! I was happy to see my bigger bass once again! I was starting to think I was doing something wrong. This bass was right near 18 inches biggest one to date. I did not get a weight on it but it looked ok. Maybe a little under weight but not bad.



My son also caught a very nice HSB I couldn't believe how big they are already. I didn't get a pic of it sorry, but it was at least 12 inches already and plump When I put them in the pond in March they were 8 to 10 inches. Some of them have already grown close to 2 inches! He had a 4 foot rod and was having a blast with that fish!! I love it!! Can't wait to see him catch a 3 or 4 pounder!! Well that's it for now. I will make one more post for this year on the cabin and then were done till March. Can't believe were stopping already this year seems like we just got started! smile
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/19/12 01:33 PM
Originally Posted By: RC51
...At the last second we got what Bretski calls 2 foot itis, and went 16 foot instead of 14 and I am glad we did!!



and a good thing 2 foot-itis set in, l'est you would suffer my other affliction: It ain't done right until it's done twice

looks good, man
Vinyl for the soffit work?....looks like it. I love the stuff for soffit work. Vinyl is final.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/19/12 04:36 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
Originally Posted By: RC51
...At the last second we got what Bretski calls 2 foot itis, and went 16 foot instead of 14 and I am glad we did!!



and a good thing 2 foot-itis set in, l'est you would suffer my other affliction: It ain't done right until it's done twice

looks good, man
Vinyl for the soffit work?....looks like it. I love the stuff for soffit work. Vinyl is final.


Hey Ski what's up? Yes we used Vinyl for sure! No more messing with that. Like you said final when it's done it's done. Like my dad says just wash the fascia off with a hose when you need to and that's that!
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/20/12 02:31 AM
RC, that is awesome progress, buddy! It looks fantastic. You and your folks have a lot to be proud of with what you've accomplished there. As I told Brettski in his garage apartment thread, after being away from the forum a few weeks, there were some threads I was looking forward to seeing and yours was one. Congrats on the results!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/29/12 12:18 PM
Originally Posted By: Todd3138
RC, that is awesome progress, buddy! It looks fantastic. You and your folks have a lot to be proud of with what you've accomplished there. As I told Brettski in his garage apartment thread, after being away from the forum a few weeks, there were some threads I was looking forward to seeing and yours was one. Congrats on the results!


Thanks Todd it has been hard work but fun work too. As Eric always says take time to smell the roses on the way, and we are trying to do more of that now that we have the cabin is in the dry. This coming March we will be starting more on the inside stuff. Not sure how far we will get with my budget and all but we will do what we can and then go fishing I guess! smile First order of buisness is getting that bathroom done!!! smile Talk to you later,

RC
Posted By: mnfish Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/29/12 02:16 PM
Awesome! Very nice place sir.

Your dad must be a pretty good carpenter or he really knows his trigonometry. Cutting out those stair risers dosen't look that hard until you try it. Scraping 12' - 2x12's sucks!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/29/12 03:29 PM
mnfish,

Thanks, My Dad actually is good in both those areas so yeah he did it right the first time! Thank goodness like you said 2x12's are not cheep that's for sure!! The cabin is about 90 miles from where I live I wish is was a bit closer at times but at the same time once you get there you feel like your away and that's the point right? Getting away from it all!!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/06/13 03:19 PM
Well it's that time of year again!! My mom and dad are back for another year of working on the cabin with me. We will be working on master bedroom and bathroom and getting up some insulation up as well. Maybe some sheetrock. I will keep everyone posted as we move forward this year. Not sure how much we will be able to do as I spent the better part of January in the hospital and our buget is not what it should be but we will press on. I am just glad to still be here and enjoy working on it!! smile

So this coming weekend I will get some pictures and our first update of the year.

RC
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/06/13 07:50 PM
Good to be back on track RC. Get the insulation up before it gets hot.
Posted By: roadwarriorsvt Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/07/13 03:43 AM
Looking forward to it.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/13/13 05:39 PM
Hey everyone well here is the first post for this year nothing real exciting but non the less the first post.

First I thought I would take a couple of pics of the front and back yard. It is starting to shape up some and we are getting some grass! Won't be long and I am going to have to buy a small lawn mower of some sort.

Pond side



Back side



Now down to buisness smile

We first started out by making some real thin strap boards to help hold up our insulation on the ceiling so the weight of the insulation wouldn't tear out our staples.



During the week mom and dad put up the side wall insulation in the master bedroom and bathroom. Those are the 2 rooms we are working on this year for now. Here is a couple of the pics in the master bedroom.





Then dad and I started on the ceiling in the bathroom. We made a T bar out of a 2x4 and a 3 foot 2x2 about the same height as the ceiling to help support the insulation as we went along with the staple gun.



So one guy holds the T bar in place and slowly moves back with it and the other staples it worked pretty good.



Then of course at the end you can pull the T bar out and finish it off.



Then we took those thin strips of board we cut and made some supports until we can get the ceiling put up. Here in this pic you can also see the fan we put in the bathroom. It's a exhaust / heater / light fan. The heater part is nice on those cold mornings!



Then last we went and bought the surround tub and shower here in this picture we kind of just got it in place your actually looking at it throught the bedroom wall. We still have to do some plumbing and all for that down through the floor which will be doing pretty soon. I will be picking up a hot water tank this week to put in also.





Well that's it for this weekend. Not sure how long we will be working this year as my money is kind of tight after being in the hospital for 22 days but we will do what we can!

RC



Posted By: rmedgar Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/13/13 07:19 PM
RC, looking good. Keep those updates coming when time and $$$ allow...
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/13/13 08:52 PM
Welcome back to the DIY show, RC. Please tell me that you are gonna set that tub unit into a bed of mortar. It make ALL the difference in the world for a firm, stable tub base when you are standing in it.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/13/13 09:13 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
Welcome back to the DIY show, RC. Please tell me that you are gonna set that tub unit into a bed of mortar. It make ALL the difference in the world for a firm, stable tub base when you are standing in it.



Hey Ski I was thinking about how to firm it up?? The 3 little legs on the bottom are kind of sad for sure! I will run that past Dad and see what he thinks sounds like a good idea to me!!

Thanks,
RC
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/14/13 03:42 AM
Another vote for a mortar bed.
Posted By: lassig Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/14/13 10:58 AM
make that three votes for the mortar bed. you will not be sorry.
Posted By: Goodwin Conserv. Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/14/13 11:34 AM
I have this exact same unit. I used a couple of 2x4's laid on side then filled the small void with spray foam underneath. Makes a world of difference in stability of floor base...especially around drain area.

I drilled a hole to access the ends of the lexan handle and added an LED to each end. It lights up like a stick of neon which is a cool effect for about $8
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/14/13 02:53 PM
Great start RC. Good idea to get a bed and bath ready before the big heat gets here in July. A location to retreat to and clean up. I hate working with insulation in summer. A holdover from doing attics as summer work for an electrician.

Support under the shower is critical (we had one rot the floor and it almost fell through).
Posted By: gully washer Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/14/13 07:26 PM
You probably already know this, but, it's also a good idea to pack some of that fiberglass insulation into all the voids behind the side and end walls of that tub enclosure, for sound deadening purposes. If left hollow, the walls tend to act as a drum.

Good thread, by the way. I enjoy seeing someone else work their you know what off.
wink
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/16/13 12:50 PM
Hey gully thanks for the info. And we are working are you know what's off that's for sure! It's not quite as bad now that we are in the dry there is not as much pressure! But still a LOT of work.

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/16/13 12:55 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
Welcome back to the DIY show, RC. Please tell me that you are gonna set that tub unit into a bed of mortar. It make ALL the difference in the world for a firm, stable tub base when you are standing in it.



Hey Ski this if funny! Before I could even get out what you suggested we do with the tub my dad said the home depot guy told him he better make sure you motar that shower into place or else you won't be happy!! I kind of laughed and told him that's what I was calling you about and told him what you said! smile

Please note Bski I have no problems what so ever you telling me or suggesting what I need to do as I know you know what your doing a LOT more than I do. If you see something that needs addressed in my pictures please let me know!! It won't be taken the wrong way sir

Thanks,

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/28/13 07:28 PM
Well it's been 2 weeks since I last posted anything so here we go.

First pic here is of the back side wall to the shower. We got all the pipes in and will be making ourselves a small entry door here in case later we have to work on these pipes again!




Here is kind of a sample picture of the bathroom floor. This is what the floor will look like through out the cabin. I really like the look of this. We got it at Home Depot is called Old Country Pine.



In this next pic we are working on getting the hot water tank in place. As you can see we made a access door on the side of the cabin for easy access and draining purpose. We will be putting a insulated door on the outside of this to help keep that outside wall warmer.





On this picture you can see we started with galvinized pipe and then went to cpvc. We put a union at the top of each pipe for when the time comes we have to disconnect all we have to do is unscrew the unions and drain the tank and it's out.





This next pic I just put back in here for a reference so you could see where this hot water tank door is going to be.



Here is another shot of the shower that is actually working now!! Yes hot showers no more 30 second camper showers!!! smile



And we had a bit of a time with it but we finally got the good old toilet working too!! Man we sure have come a long ways from the first outdoor picture I posted of our toilet in the woods!! smile





RC


Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/28/13 07:34 PM
Update Continued,

In this pic you can see we are working on the making a spot for a nice size mirror I got. We wanted to put it most of the way into the wall as we thought that would look better. So we had to cut out some 2x4's and make a frame up for the mirror.





Here you can see the mirror in place and mounted up. Of course we still have to put lights above it and all that.




We also got into do some sheetrock oh boy that's good times right there boy!! NOT!!! Whatever those boys get paid to do that work they deserve it I'm here to tell ya not any fun! This is the master bedroom.





Then it finally got nice enough for a few days in a row that my dad sprayed the deck with Thompson's water sealer. It needs another coat I think but it sure looks a lot better now! I love that deck man! Talk about stress free just siting there watching the pond and having a cold brew. It don't get any better than that!




Well that's it for this week. We will have a few more updates next week and then we will be calling it quits for this year as I just can't afford to do to much this year after spending 22 days in the hospital. But next year were gonna be hiting it hard for 3 months!! Not sure if I am happy about that or not??? ha,ha

RC
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Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/28/13 08:11 PM
Great job RC. That hard work and $ are paying off. You could live there now and in comfort. Heat/air , power , bathroom , beds and kitchen plus the deck are all you need. Enjoy - you have really earned it !!!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/28/13 09:07 PM
Hey Eric thanks I can't take all the credit though. I owe a big shout out to my mom and dad for all there help for sure! If it wasn't for my dad I would have a house of horrors on my hands I bet!! smile
Posted By: RazorBassin Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/29/13 04:04 PM
Awesome thread and a great looking place! Congrats and keep on working!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/29/13 05:37 PM
Originally Posted By: RazorBassin
Awesome thread and a great looking place! Congrats and keep on working!


Hey Razor thanks!! Good to see another memeber out here from Arkansas.


RC
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/29/13 11:44 PM
It's starting to shape up!

If you hate drywalling, wait until you start mudding/taping/sanding.........

Before you start on the ceilings, go rent a drywall jack. You can thank me later. wink
Posted By: Todd3138 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/02/13 08:23 PM
Outstanding progress, RC! Even if you're not going to do a lot more this year, it looks like you got your essentials in place to let your family really enjoy the cabin. Great work! Hope your health is good. Sorry to hear you had an ordeal earlier this year but glad you are still kicking! Haven't been on much lately so I don't know if you detailed your problems elsewhere, but, again, glad you're here and posting!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/05/13 06:58 PM
Originally Posted By: Todd3138
Outstanding progress, RC! Even if you're not going to do a lot more this year, it looks like you got your essentials in place to let your family really enjoy the cabin. Great work! Hope your health is good. Sorry to hear you had an ordeal earlier this year but glad you are still kicking! Haven't been on much lately so I don't know if you detailed your problems elsewhere, but, again, glad you're here and posting!


Hey Todd thanks, I am gald I am still here too!!! smile I got to much work to do you yet to be kicking off just yet! Last update of the year coming up.

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/05/13 07:16 PM
Well this is the last update for this year. Cant believe were done already but it is what it is. I think we did pretty good for what we had to work with.

In this first pic you can see where we added the triview mirror in the bathroom. It wasn't supposed to go into the wall like it is but dad and I thought it looked better that way so we did it. I think it turned out pretty good.



This next pic is of my dad mounting the light above the mirror everything went petty well for the most part.



Here it is wired up and working.



Then we started on the vanity and getting it in place it is a Oak vanity.



Here we are securing it to the wall with a couple of 3 inch screws into the 2x4s.



Of course cutting out the bottom and putting in the pipe for the water was the hard part, but we got it done. And here is the end result.



After all that I took a pic from the deck that day it was a great view and pond is full pool! Sure is relaxing on the deck!!!



Here is one shot from the pond thought I would just show it quick also.



Then of course we had to catch a few fish!! Here is a nice 9.5 inch 13oz bluegill and a nice 9 incher my mom is holding. She actually caught both these biggins!! Talk about fishing luck!!! smile





Well that's it for this year! Sorry so short but so is the money!! smile Next year we plan on hitting it for 3 solid months so we should be nice and worn out by end of June!!! smile And broke!! Thanks mom and dad once again for coming and helping out. It's always good family time when they are here. Thanks everyone.

RC
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/06/13 03:16 AM
It is there to enjoy. Take time to smell the flowers ! Recall the good times building what you have. Its about the journey - savor life !

BTW nice fish !
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 07:32 PM
Well Folks it's been a while hasn't it? I bet you thought I gave up on this but I did not. It's just been crazy and I have not taken the time to sort through all these pics. This is gonna be long as I will be putting up 4 sets of pictures of about 10 each in the set. So please bear with me.

Well we kicked things off this year on March first. There was still snow on the ground! My parents were NOT very happy about that! smile



Then we were unloading gravel the hard way.. well we didn't do to much of that before we didn't do any more. I got to find an easier way.



Well then Dad and I decided to put in a nice little brush pile with a 10 foot pipe. I got the idea off of this site taking 3 small trees and putting a 3/4 inch paddle bit though them all and tieing them all together with a rope and slipping it over the pipe! Problem is we had some hard time pounding that pipe in! We were hitting solid rock at 6 inches. We finall got it though.





So one day my mom and dad decided to walk the ponds edge and she took this pic from the other side of the pond. I thought it was cool as you don't always get to see your place from this point of view. Kind of like someone else driving your truck you actually get to see it. smile



Ok now off to the cabin finally! smile

Here we were working on the master bedroom closet. I don't think this will be enough room. I can see already I will be shoved to the spare bedroom closet in a hurry! smile smile



In this picture you can see some of the living room area where we continued putting up insulation and sheetrock. Actually starting to get walls!!!!



Here is another picture of the dinning room / kitchen. Kitchen continues on to the left. More insulation and sheetrock. And dad doing some electrical work as well.



Ok that concludes the first set of pics will start another set right after this.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 07:48 PM
Ok I wasn't joking here we go!

Well we drove all the way up to Manards in Missouri to get this T&G boards for the ceiling. It was worth it though. Saved us tons of work. All we had to do was cut and fit!



Here is what it looks like in the Bathroom and the Master bedroom! Nice stuff!!

My dad also installed this nice looking ceiling fan in the bedroom.



And here is the Bathroom.


Ok now were moving the big area in the LR/Dinning Room and Kitchen area. We had to stop though and get some light so we could see what we were doing so we made up some temp lighting.



Some more electrical work.


Ok so now the fun part back to installing insulation oh boy fun stuff!!
Here I am putting insulation up on the living room area side wall.



And here I am on the kitchen wall.


Ok in the next set of pics the actual boards will be going up. Of course we had to insulate all of the ceiling also!! Man that was such a good time I told dad I couldn't wait to do that again!! smile Yea right....
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 07:57 PM
Ok this is the 3rd set of pics. Just so you know to back up a ways. Check dates these are all done today.

Ok so here we go.

Here is a nice close up of what this wood looks like sometimes its hard to get a good pic.



Here is the kitchen and living room side walls done.



Here is the opposite side wall looking out to the pond.



Then we started working on the center beam.







Here is the center beam done without the fan.





Ok next set of pics we be my final set for this year. I hope you all enjoyed them. Sorry I was so late on this.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 08:05 PM
Ok here is 4 of 4.

Now we had to get on this ceiling man what a job!!!

A big thanks to my mom for helping out with this too. She was there every day helping where ever we needed her!





We slowly worked are way done each side of the ceiling.





Here is the left side and center beam with fan. I don't have the right side pic but it looks the same trust me!! smile





Ok that don't seem like much ha,ha but trust me it was a TON of work. It's really starting to come together now though! This next year we should be abel to start putting in cabinets maybe!!

Hope you all enjoyed it!

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 08:37 PM
In the last pic or 2 on this side only we decided to keep the seam together. We were not sure if we were gonna like that or not but it kinda worked out in a funny way. That seam is right where the kitchen stops and the dinning room starts so it kinda worked out and acts as a seperator between the 2 areas. Plus it saved us on a bit of wood we would have wasted to try to stagger it and that wood is waaaaaay to expensive to waste!!

RC
Posted By: Lovnlivin Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 08:49 PM
Looks great, RC and how fun to be doing all this with your folks!

You're creating memories to last a lifetime!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/29/14 09:07 PM
My back and shoulders hurt just lookin' at those pics!
Great progress, RC. We know how ya feel when you can see the finish line off in the distance.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/30/14 01:06 AM
Hey thanks guys! Hey Bski you aint kidding bud. Thanks God we had nail guns I could not imagine doing all of that and having to hammer each nail in too!! We just did a little at a time. Just have to know when to stop and take a break. Heck your place is twice my place so I cant imagine all the pain you have gone through!! But your place looks GREAT man!! Looking real good!

RC
Posted By: snrub Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/30/14 02:22 AM
Congrats and great job RC51. I sure would be proud if I had something like that next to my pond. You should be too. You will enjoy it.

Also thanks for sharing all this in the thread. Those of us that would like to do something like you did will benefit from your recorded journey.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/30/14 01:00 PM
Originally Posted By: snrub
Congrats and great job RC51. I sure would be proud if I had something like that next to my pond. You should be too. You will enjoy it.

Also thanks for sharing all this in the thread. Those of us that would like to do something like you did will benefit from your recorded journey.


Hey Snrub thanks, Sharing all this info is just part of what makes pondboss so cool! I have come up with so many ideas/ things to do, and things NOT to do because of this forum it's awesome!!

It feels good to pay it forward if anyone can learn from my posts or just enjoy them then I have done may part as well!!

thanks,
RC
Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/31/14 11:23 PM
You can really slow down now. Heck, the big deal is indoor plumbing.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/14 01:10 PM
Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1
You can really slow down now. Heck, the big deal is indoor plumbing.


Hey Dave you got that right!! Nice to have that working! A nice hot shower at the end of the day is priceless! And not having to walk out into the woods with the woodticks to go to the bathroom is pretty nice too!!! smile smile

RC
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/14 01:51 PM
That is a lot of work and well done. All that scaffold work makes me dizzy. Rock work - well that is an obvious workout. Keep at it - looks great.
Posted By: Bill Cody Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 08/01/14 01:55 PM
Nice job on a great project. You, family, and friends will spend many enjoyable times there.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/04/15 03:31 PM
Hey all,

Well we are back at it again! If some of you recall last year we were putting up the ceiling in the living room, dining room and kitchen area. Well we had to stop short so we could put in a starter box and pipe for the wood stove I want so thats what we worked on this weekend. Here are some pics.

Here we are cutting the starter box at the right angle. None of this is as easy as it looks with this angled roof! We got it though.



Here I am making the box in the ceiling for the starter box to fit up into.



Here we are fitting it up in there to make sure it lines up right angle wise!




Ok everything seems to fit ok so we marked center and I went up top to start tearing up my roof! Ughh that was hard to do having to put a hole in a perfectly good roof just don't seem right! smile



Well we got the hole squared away and then we screwed the starter box in from the top down with about 8, 1.5 inch screws to hold it in place. Here my Dad is predrilling me some holes in the box.



All that went smooth and here I am make sure we are level. We had to trim some wood a couple times to get the pipe to fit just right but we got it!



Here is the finished product! Well except for some Black Jack we slopped on there real good to help prevent any possible leaks. But it turned out pretty good I was happy with it! Now we can finish that side of the ceiling!



Hope you all enjoyed our first update of the year!
Posted By: Bill D. Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/04/15 03:44 PM
Good job man!
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/04/15 09:44 PM
Well, about time! I was beginning to think that maybe the 4 sale sign was swingin' on the gate. Looks good, RC. What are the mid range goals for progress?
Posted By: sprkplug Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 12:27 AM
Looks good RC, do you think you have enough length on that pipe? It needs to be a couple feet above the tallest part of the roof in order to draw correctly.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 12:24 PM
Originally Posted By: Brettski
Well, about time! I was beginning to think that maybe the 4 sale sign was swingin' on the gate. Looks good, RC. What are the mid range goals for progress?


Hey Ski I know right! It's been a while! No for sale sign baby! I will die before I sell this place!

Mid range goals.

1. Get starter box and pipe in for wood stove!
2. Finish ceiling on that side now that starter pipe is in.
3. Put in AC unit on other side of cabin so we can finish the ceiling on that side as well.
4. Finish up ceiling in living room, dining room and kitchen and put up trim.
5. If we get time put in all the bottom kitchen cabinets we just bought at home depot for 20 percent off!! I like 20 percent off!! smile
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 12:27 PM
Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Looks good RC, do you think you have enough length on that pipe? It needs to be a couple feet above the tallest part of the roof in order to draw correctly.


Hey Spark I hope so! The guy at the place we bought the stuff from said the pipe had to be at least 2 feet for every 10 feet down from the peak? U can't see it with flange on but I think we are around 2.5 feet. If's it not enough we can always pull pipe fairly quick and put on a 6 footer as all of that pipe is push and twist on so that's nice. I guess we'll see first time we stoke it up???
Posted By: sprkplug Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 01:47 PM
Two feet based on your particular roof pitch? No matter, like you said, if it doesn't draw correctly you can always add additional sections.

Looking great!
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 04:31 PM
Yeah were not exactly sure on that but the pipe we are using comes in 6 foot 4 foot and 2 foot sections you just take the top off and push and turn on another piece if need be. So we may have to get 2 more feet? Thanks for the heads up though always good to have feed back no matter what!! smile
Posted By: Lovnlivin Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 08:35 PM
The cabin's looking great, RC and it's been fun watching the progress with you and your dad, and I'm pretty sure I've seen your mom in a few pictures as well. Priceless memories!

On the stove pipe, Spark's correct in that it needs to be 2' above the tallest part of the roof, for draw reasons as well as safety reasons.

Here's a good explanation pulled off the internet, as even my insurance info doesn't explain it very well:

Because a stove pipe is responsible for carrying hot air and deadly gases up and out of your home, it must extend far enough above the top of the roof to ensure that these emissions blow away instead of traveling back into your home. Building codes vary by region, but there is a standard minimum height for stove pipes above the peak of the roof.

The top of a chimney pipe must extend at least 2 feet above the peak of the roof, if the pipe is within 10 feet of the peak. If the pipe is farther than 10 feet from the roof peak, it must be 2 feet above the highest point of the roof within 10 feet. In other words, the highest point within a 10-foot circle of the pipe is the height that must be cleared by at least 2 feet. To determine this height, measure 10 feet horizontally toward the roof from the point 2 feet below the top of the pipe. The cap on top of the pipe should not be be included in the measurement. The line must not intersect the roof within 10 feet of the chimney.

So to recap, if your pipe is farther than 10' from the peak you'll want to measure a horizontal line from that 10' point to your pipe (using a level) and from there it needs to extend another 2' above that. If the pipe is within 10' of the peak, run a (level) horizontal line from the peak to your pipe and extend it 2' above that.

That's my understanding of how high the pipe should extend, if I understand this correctly, which is always questionable smile.
Posted By: Bill D. Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/05/15 08:48 PM
Some more....

"Most wood stove manufacturers require a minimum stack height of at least 13-15 feet, measured from the floor of the stove. Code requires that all woodstove and wood fireplace chimneys must extend at least two feet above any part of the roof within ten feet. Given that topographical and atmospheric conditions can vary considerably from house to house, it is possible for a chimney to comply with these minimum specifications but still fail to extend upward into air of low-enough density to establish ambient updraft. It is not uncommon for fireplaces and stoves in houses that are surrounded by hills or trees, for example, or that are located in the high-density air that often surrounds large bodies of water, to need more chimney height than the minimum required by code"
Posted By: Drahts Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/06/15 03:03 PM
I have the actual formula for this in front of me, but when I try to type out the definition of the picture as I look at it, it is confusing to read. SO instead of confusing you, I will post a link to the document. Go to page 27.

Yukon Eagle Installation
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/06/15 06:12 PM
Nice work RC. Looks like you will be busy.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 05/06/15 07:00 PM
Thanks guys for the info we will double check for sure and be careful when we test run which will be a while yet.

Thanks Eric we do have a bit to do for sure. Plus we want to come up with a fall plan this year maybe for a couple of months. Or we may never get this cabin done!! smile My dad says he getting to old for this and is afraid he may not have enough gas in the tank to much longer! So this year and next we will be humping it both spring and fall. Hopeuflly by then we will be real close with al the major stuff at least!

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/15 02:43 PM
More progress on the Holtz Ranch! Haha! smile

Ok we finished off the ceiling all way down on both sides now were putting in one of the last boards here. Of course everything has to be trimmed out yet! Thank God for trim!!!! smile



Then we finished up the hallway ceiling.





And with some of the left over boards we had just enough to finish off the closet and put a light in.



Then we tackled putting in the AC/Heat unit I bought! Here are are trying to figure out how big a hole to put in the wall YIKES!!!



Here dad is framing it up and getting it ready for the AC unit! we braced it good on the outside as well and then will paint the braces same color as cabin.



Here is the final result it's in it's sturdy and its working! Figured this would be good enough for the cabin as it cools up to 1400 sq feet and the cabin is only 900. The heat works good too plus we will have the wood stove as well for main heat!



Posted By: CMM Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/15 04:20 PM
Wow, looks super. I must admit to being confused about what appears to be a doorknob mounted on the framing above the light switch. 😐

Your memories will always include this time. Cmm
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 06/01/15 05:31 PM
Originally Posted By: CMM
Wow, looks super. I must admit to being confused about what appears to be a doorknob mounted on the framing above the light switch. 😐

Your memories will always include this time. Cmm


LOL that does look like a door knob doesn't it! smile Well it's not. It's a temp spot for the remote and holder to the ceiling fan that is about 14 feet high on a beam. It does look like one though!

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 10/06/15 01:35 PM
Hey everyone just a quick update! We are back at it!! smile Started working on the kitchen area this last month and it's starting to come together. Here are a few pics of the last few week ends work.

Putting down the pre flooring.



Here my Dad is getting the G.D. ready to hook up to the electric.



Here we are with the cabinets kinda set in place checking it out.



Here is a farther view from the dinning room area. It's starting to look like a kitchen.



Here the cabinets are in with counter tops. Were not quite done yet but the sink and garbage disposal are functional.



More updates to come soon!!

RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 10/09/15 05:17 PM
Originally Posted By: adirondack pond
I see your off and running RC, in the mornings when it hurts to get out of bed, just think of how great the place will be if you survive. laugh


A quote from a old friend on pondboss. Ahh yes AP I have survived and it's getting better and better every day my friend! We have come a long ways sense you posted this back in 2011 that's for sure!!

Have not heard from you in quite some time hope you are doing good!!

RC
Posted By: Tbar Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 10/09/15 07:00 PM
Very nice!

Are you on city water/sewer?
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 10/09/15 07:30 PM
Nice work RC ! !
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 10/09/15 08:30 PM
Hey Tbar we are city water yes. But have a sewer also. So at least we don't need a well for our water.

Thanks guys it's been a long road for us. We are getting closer. Course we only work on her a few months out of the year, but with that said I only have about a 8 thousand dollar debt right now too. I figure when were all done land and all it will be triple what I paid for it all and paid for!! I like paid for!! smile


RC
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 01:22 PM
This is what's sad..... My entire cabin project and everything I did to put this out here is gone.... frown frown frown Wow what a epic waste...

Ugh, Sigh, and Ugh again...

RC
Posted By: SetterGuy Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 01:53 PM
I am still waiting for Photobucket to catch up with me. They are still charging my $2.00 a month. I. Guessing they will eventually close my account and shut down the links to my pics. I still haven't figured had another pic storage website. Maybe they'll let me slide for a few years.
So sorry they did this to you. Can you even go in and retreive your pics? I am pretty sure I have all mine (or most of them anyway) stored in the Icloud. That's $.99 a month. I can't share from there though.
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 04:43 PM
Originally Posted By: RC51
This is what's sad..... My entire cabin project and everything I did to put this out here is gone.... frown frown frown Wow what a epic waste...

Ugh, Sigh, and Ugh again...

RC


Think all the pictures Brettski has here on his build!
Posted By: sprkplug Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 05:53 PM
Guys, please help me understand what I'm missing. Why would someone store their valuable photos anywhere other than on their personal hard drive? I'm not real savvy about such stuff, and I'm bewildered by the raw emotion displayed over the photobucket thing. I'm surely missing something, somewhere.
Posted By: Zep Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 06:23 PM
sparky....I guess some of it might be if you store images only on your computer....every time you want to post it on a website you have to create a new URL or go to the first place you posted it and copy/paste the original URL...basically that's what I have started doing recently...using my computer only and just generating URL's as the need arises..

some of it also may be that the internet has slowly conditioned us into just expecting stuff for FREE. I'm as guilty as the next guy (except with music). Who doesn't like "FREE"? But look what's happened to the music industry. looks whats happened to magazine/newspaper subscriptions. content is now expected to be free. consumers expect "free" delivery on everything now too.
Posted By: Quarter Acre Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 06:27 PM
Hopefully everyone kept there photos on their own equipment or at least copies, but even if you didn't, can't they still be retrieved from PhotoB? My account did not get locked down just my links. And any "important to you" threads can be re-photo'd, right? OK, its a real pain, but it will tell you what's important to you and what threads are not.

I am sorry for anyone's loss of photos and the work it may entail to fix any project history threads.

EDIT: My apologies RC! if you want me to edit these comments out, I will gladly do so. I just realized your Cabin thread was for documentation and we are way off topic.
Posted By: Brettski Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 06:32 PM
I'm just gonna add a pic page to my website and hotlink from there. I just hafta sit down with a cuppa and make it happen.
Posted By: RC51 Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 06:57 PM
Originally Posted By: Quarter Acre
Hopefully everyone kept there photos on their own equipment or at least copies, but even if you didn't, can't they still be retrieved from PhotoB? My account did not get locked down just my links. And any "important to you" threads can be re-photo'd, right? OK, its a real pain, but it will tell you what's important to you and what threads are not.

I am sorry for anyone's loss of photos and the work it may entail to fix any project history threads.

EDIT: My apologies RC! if you want me to edit these comments out, I will gladly do so. I just realized your Cabin thread was for documentation and we are way off topic.


No problem Quarter thanks, for asking....
Posted By: Zep Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/21/17 08:08 PM
Originally Posted By: Zep
looks whats happened to magazine/newspaper subscriptions. content is now expected to be free.


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-working-charge-reading-news-articles-48729841
Posted By: FireIsHot Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 12:25 AM
Originally Posted By: sprkplug
Guys, please help me understand what I'm missing. Why would someone store their valuable photos anywhere other than on their personal hard drive? I'm not real savvy about such stuff, and I'm bewildered by the raw emotion displayed over the photobucket thing. I'm surely missing something, somewhere.


Tony, my issue was that all the posted pics were already sized, and cropped. I've got thousands of pics, but I didn't want to dig through them to find the actual posted pics. Whenever the new normal starts, whatever that may be, I'll be able to repost the pics without edits. For me, getting those pics back was mainly a big time saver.
Posted By: esshup Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 03:23 AM
I stored them on photobucket only to share them on forums. I have all the pictures here on the hard drive. But the time it will take to replace all those pictures in the different threads will be monumental.

Like Brettski, I am starting to store the pictures on my Hoosier Pond Pros website. But, my computer buddy said to leave them private, so it doesn't burn up all their data allotment for people that use their phones for everything and want to go there to just order something for their pond.
Posted By: ewest Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 06:23 PM
I am in the same situation as esshup. I have thousands of photos on threads here. Without the pics often the thread does not make sense. Photo BS advertised that they provided free image hosting. Now with the captives they are resorting to blackmail.
Posted By: sprkplug Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 08:29 PM
Ewest, it's unusual to see you this riled up. Yes, it used to be free.....for YEARS. Not hardly a bait and switch in my opinion. They were losing money because so many were heavy users of a free service that was based on the assumption that selling advertising would allow it to remain free. And it apparently worked for a time, but just like everything else, competition makes it harder to squeeze a profit out of the same dollar.

Changes had to be made. Not saying I approve of the rate increase, nor am I going to pay it. But I'm not angry about it. My photos aren't being held for ransom, I voluntarily handed them over to photobucket, let them foot the bill for my stuff for years, and they dont owe me anything. Like I've been saying, if it's that important to me, it needs to be under my direct control whenever possible.
Posted By: farmallsc Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 09:45 PM
I don't quite see it the same way as sprkplug, but that's ok and different opinions are what makes the world go round.

The amount of money they are requesting is way out of line. For them to cut it off without warning is in essence blackmail. Thousands upon thousands of websites are now scurrying about in dismay. Let's say you have a forum dedicated on how to build covered wagons. and you and all your members used photobucket for pictures. Let's say that during the past 10 years over 1 thousand wagons had been built of different designs. Now thanks to photobucket your forum is now worthless. Some members may be dead, some may have found different interests, etc. The how to's on some of those builds may never be able to be recovered unless you dig deeper in a site like way back machine. Now let's say I google covered wagons and find your site. I look around and all I see is that Dad blasted photobucket ad where they used to be pictures. Tell me, wouldn't that rile you up just a smidgen?

In my opinion, a better way they could have handled it was reduce the image quality unless you clicked on it and in turn was taken back to their website which is in essence all they want anyway. It would have left the websites operational and provided foot traffic for PB
Posted By: RAH Re: Cabin Kickoff It's Time Baby!!! - 07/22/17 10:24 PM
Photobucket has had performance problems as time went on. The site is now "molasses in January' slow. They can blame the lack of advertising revenue due to the advertising-profit model for their problems, but IMGUR had overtaken them long before their recent decision based on speed of service. This is a symptom of poor management and technological innovation, not a result of the market trends. Many early innovators are buried under the bureaucracy that they create preventing employees from keeping ahead of the curve. This is not a unique story.
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